Course Catalogue

Liverpool Business School

To enable students to research a business problem or issue within an academic context.

Outline Syllabus:Students choose a business problem or issue, which may be related to work undertaken on placement year or on a part time basis, or which may be desk based research. Students will be expected to: Identify and justify appropriate research methods. Undertake a literature review. Collect, collate and analyse appropriate research data. Reach conclusions and make recommendations where appropriate. Produce a structured report.

Module Overview:
This module enables final year students to apply their knowledge and skills to a properly researched business problem or issue.

Additional Information:This module enables final year students to apply their knowledge and skills to a properly researched business problem or issue. For sandwich students, the project focus normally relates to work undertaken in the placement year. Non-sandwich students may base their project on links to a company through, for example, part-time employment, or may conduct a desk based project. All students must submit a proposal to their Project Supervisor for their intended project. (See module guide for proposal requirements). Feedback will be given to students after project assessment and the Boards of Examiners, via a mark/feedback form, compiled by the Project Supervisor. Assessment criteria for the project are detailed in the module handbook.